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Iowa-Nebraska
Iowa and Nebraska have met 55 times since 1891. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 19-26-1
- Current streak
- Iowa 2 games
- Longest streak
- Nebraska 8 games (1931-1941)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.9 / 34.1
Series overview
Iowa 19-26-1 Nebraska. Current streak: Iowa 2 games.
Last five meetings
Iowa 4 | Nebraska 1
Largest margin
57 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1891 through 2024.
- 46 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Iowa and Nebraska have a tracked series that starts in 1891 and spans 55 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Heroes Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1891-2024
- Busiest era
- 2010s, 9 games
- Longest pause
- 32 years (1946-1979)
- 2010s9 games
- 1910s7 games
- 1930s7 games
- 1940s7 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 30, 2024
Iowa 13, Nebraska 10. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1909 - Oct 23, 1909
Iowa 6, Nebraska 6. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2014 - Nov 28, 2014
Iowa 34, Nebraska 37. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1980 - Sep 20, 1980
Iowa 0, Nebraska 57. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Iowa 4, Nebraska 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Iowa 9, Nebraska 1 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 34.1, average margin 14.9.
- Current streak
- Iowa 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Cade McNamara
Iowa, 2024
Passing Yards: 1017
Jacob Gill
Iowa, 2024
Receiving Yards: 411
Kaleb Johnson
Iowa, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1537
Dante Dowdell
Nebraska, 2024
Rushing Yards: 614
Dylan Raiola
Nebraska, 2024
Passing Yards: 2806
Jahmal Banks
Nebraska, 2024
Receiving Yards: 587
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa - 2020-2024 - 42-20
Scott Frost
Nebraska - 2020-2022 - 7-16
Matt Rhule
Nebraska - 2023-2024 - 12-13
Mickey Joseph
Nebraska - 2022 - 3-6
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 39F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Iowa team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Nebraska team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Iowa season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Nebraska season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Iowa weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Nebraska weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa 17, Nebraska 24 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa 28, Nebraska 21 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa 26, Nebraska 20 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 29, 2019 | Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa 27, Nebraska 24 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa 31, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 24, 2017 | Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa 56, Nebraska 14 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa 40, Nebraska 10 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 27, 2015 | Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa 28, Nebraska 20 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
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